Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

Informationen zum Autor J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Verlyn Flieger is a Professor of English at the University of Maryland and is a specialist in comparative mythology with a concentration in J.R.R. Tolkien. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth. Klappentext Unavailable for more than 70 years, this early but important work is published for the first time with Tolkien's 'Corrigan' poems and other supporting material, including a prefatory note by Christopher Tolkien. Zusammenfassung Unavailable for more than 70 years, this early but important work is published for the first time with Tolkien’s ‘Corrigan’ poems and other supporting material, including a prefatory note by Christopher Tolkien.

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'The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is a poem in the tradition of the medieval "lay", also illustrated by the Lay of the Children of Húrin, and in the Lay of Leithian. This 556-verse-long poem tells the tragic story of a lord who sacrifices his life by love: in order to have a child with his wife, then to remain faithful to his spouse, he gives his life to a witch.' The J.R.R. Tolkien Estate website
'The language is as time-worn as a Runic engraving yet clear as a bell ... The holy and the unholy imbue everything. It is a world captured in stained glass.' Daily Telegraph

Product details

• Authors: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Verlyn Flieger (Editor), Flieger Verlyn (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.11.2016
• EAN: 9780008202132
• ISBN: 978-0-00-820213-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, Poetry, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Historical fantasy, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Poetry by individual poets, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction